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Profile
Biologist and geneticist with special interest in sustainability and the green transition of modern-day society, working in the area of commercialised insect production for food, feed and other purposes with special emphasis on utilisation of genetic resources.
Cooperation and dissemination
I represent Denmark as a Management Committee member in the international EU COST Action network INSECT-IMP. Read more here: https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA22140/
Job responsibilities
As a postdoc at Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics (QGG) my main responsibilities are research, project administration, teaching, supervision of students and writing project applications. In addition, I lead the QGG Insect Team.
Education/Academic qualification
Quantitative genetics and genomics, PhD, Selective breeding in insects for food and feed, Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics
1 Nov 2020 → 31 Oct 2023
Award Date: 25 Jan 2024
Biology, Msc, Aalborg University (AAU)
Award Date: 19 Jun 2020
Areas of expertise
- Quantitative genetics
- Insects
- Future agrifood systems
- Selective breeding
- Phenotyping
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FLYBREED: Efficient production of Black Soldier Fly through systematic breeding (FLYBREED)
Nielsen, H. M. (Project manager), Kargo, M. (Participant), Gebreyesus, G. (Participant), Zaalberg, R. M. (Participant), Berggreen, I. E. (Participant), Nørgaard, J. V. (Participant), Kristensen, T. N. (Participant), Jensen, K. (Participant), Schou, T. M. (Participant), Hansen, L. S. (Participant), Noer, N. K. (Participant), Henryon, M. (Participant), Andersen, L. B. (Participant) & Munk-Bogballe, D. (Participant)
01/04/2022 → 31/03/2026
Project: Research
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Sustainable and efficient insect production for livestock feed through selective breeding (FLYgene)
Sahana, G. (PI), Gebreyesus, G. (CoPI), Nielsen, H. M. (Project manager), Hansen, L. S. (Project manager), Lund, M. S. (Participant), Bjerge, K. (Participant), Karstoft, H. (Participant), Roos, N. (Participant) & Geissmann, Q. (Participant)
01/01/2022 → 31/12/2026
Project: Research
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Optimization of insect production for animal feed through breeding
Kristensen, T. N. (PI), Nielsen, H. M. (Project manager), Hansen, L. S. (Participant), Sahana, G. (Participant), Sørensen, J. G. (Participant), Laursen, S. F. (Participant) & Bahrndorff, S. (Participant)
Independent Research Fund Denmark
01/09/2020 → 28/02/2025
Project: Research
Research output
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Comparative evaluation of phenotypic, pedigree, and family-based selection in insect breeding using stochastic simulation
Hansen, L. S., Bouwman, A. C., Sahana, G., Slagboom, M., Nielsen, H. M. & Ellen, E. D., Apr 2025, In: Animal. 19, 4, 101475.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Data for: Comparative evaluation of phenotypic, pedigree, and family-based selection in insect breeding using stochastic simulation
Hansen, L. S. (Producer), Bouwman, A. C. (Producer), Sahana, G. (Producer), Slagboom, M. (Producer), Nielsen, H. M. (Producer) & Ellen, E. D. (Producer), 2025Research output: Non-textual form › Dataset › Research › peer-review
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Skal vi leve af larver? Insekter som en bæredygtig kilde til føde
Laursen, S. F., Hansen, L. S., Sørensen, J. G. & Kristensen, T. N., Feb 2025, In: Aktuel Naturvidenskab. 2025, 1Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Communication
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Strong potential for selection for larger larval size in the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens)
Zaalberg, R. M., Andersen, L. B., Hansen, L. S., Gebreyesus, G., Henryon, M., Jensen, K. & Nielsen, H. M., 2025, Book of Abstracts of the 1 st EAAP Workshop on Insect Genetic Improvement, Implementation, Impact. EAAP, p. 41-41 (EAAP Book of Abstracts; No. 35).Research output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/proceeding › Conference abstract in proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Advances in sustainable food production through optimization of insect farming
Kristensen, T. N., Laursen, S. F. & Hansen, L. S., 2024, In: EU Researcher. 40, p. 28-29Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Communication
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